Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Top 10 TV Shows of 2024: Jenni Cullen

The 22 Best TV Shows of 2024: Vanity Fair
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024: Jess Spoll
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024: Kristen Baldwin: Entertainment Weekly
The Best TV Shows of 2024: Vogue
The Best TV Shows of 2024: Aramide Tinubu: Variety

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Zbig Edward Luce
Motherland Julia Ioffe
Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
King of Kings Scott Anderson
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt

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